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Ffion Edwards

Soprano

Ffion's time at the Studio is generously supported by The Carne Trust

Welsh Soprano Ffion Edwards is a 2021/22 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio. She is a Master of Performance graduate of the Royal College of Music (RCM), and studies with Dinah Harris.

Ffion’s operatic roles include Oriana (Cover - Handel, Amadigi), English Touring Opera; Zerlina (Cover - Mozart, Don Giovanni), Nevill Holt Opera; Clarice (Haydn, Il Mondo Della Luna), RCM Opera Studio; 1st Trio Member (Bernstein, Trouble in Tahiti), RCM Opera Studio; and Zerbinetta (Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos), RCM Opera Scenes. Other highlights include a debut recital at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Festival of Mass Male Voice Choirs, singing in a private recital accompanied by world renowned conductor Carlo Rizzi, performing as chorus in the Royal Opera House production of Tosca at the Abu Dhabi Festival in 2019 and performing for HRH The Prince of Wales in a private recital at his home in Wales.

In her spare time Ffion loves to read, having read 30 books in 2021. She also likes going to the gym and spending time with her friends and family. Ffion looks forward to making her debut at English National Opera in the role of Frantik and The Jay in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen in February.

https://ffionedwards.com/

Updated August 2021. This biography should not be reproduced without asking permission from the National Opera Studio.

  

 

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'Sul fil d'un soffio etesio' - Falstaff (Verdi)

13 October 2021

2021/22 Young Artists Ffion Edwards (Soprano) and Associate Artist Nadia Kisseleva (Piano) perform live at the Studio's recital series - Wandsworth Wednesdays Read more

Published: 22nd October, 2021

Author: Rosina Acosta

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